It begins.
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Science FictionAdventureempirefuturearmybased on novel or bookprophecydystopiaemperorsandspicechosen onehallucinogentreason
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Character
Epic, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
13 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Empaths.
Reviews
We read them all: the case for is cartographer_cy's, the case against is yuki.reads's. Marked below.
- cartographer_cyThe case forThe Cartographer★★★★★
The film's Arrakis is the first one that felt like a planet and not a set. Villeneuve shoots scale the way Herbert wrote it: slowly, and then all at once.
- yuki.readsThe case againstThe Empath★★★½
The book, not the film: the film is a very expensive trailer for it. Herbert's politics are a mess and the mess is the point. Read the appendices.
- kofi_kThe Cartographer★★★★★
The book is a machine for thinking about ecology and religion at once. Villeneuve's film understood the scale; the book understood the cost.
Cast
- Timothée ChalametPaul Atreides
- Rebecca FergusonLady Jessica Atreides
- Oscar IsaacDuke Leto Atreides
- Jason MomoaDuncan Idaho
- Stellan SkarsgårdBaron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Stephen McKinley HendersonThufir Hawat
- Josh BrolinGurney Halleck
- Javier BardemStilgar
- Sharon Duncan-BrewsterDr. Liet Kynes
- Chang ChenDr. Wellington Yueh
Crew
- Denis VilleneuveDirector
- Eric RothScreenplay
- Denis VilleneuveScreenplay
- Jon SpaihtsScreenplay
- Frank HerbertNovel
- Greig FraserDirector of Photography
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Joe WalkerEditor
- Cale BoyterProducer
- Mary ParentProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
The Dark Knight Rises 201271% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemporary.
Avatar: Fire and Ash 202569% alikeBoth epic, earnest, grave.
V for Vendetta 200667% alikeBoth earnest, epic, contemporary.
The Creator 202367% alikeBoth epic, earnest, grave.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 202466% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
Both epic, earnest, classical in form; this one is more nostalgic.
Metro Exodus 201978% alikeGame · Both earnest, epic, grave.
Dune 196576% alikeBook · Both epic, earnest, grave.
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